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Donovan Mitchell’s former college coach had a little something to say this week about the Utah Jazz guard. Rick Pitino, who coached Mitchell at the University of Louisville, spoke with reporters Tuesday and said Mitchell would …
A new set of rumors indicates that Rick Pitino could once again find himself coaching in a power conference at some point in the near future. A report on “The Sports Junkies” radio show on 106.7 The Fan in Washington claimed Wednesday …
Rick Pitino has a rooting interest in the Final Four thanks to one of his former assistant coaches. UCLA coach Mick Cronin was an assistant to Pitino at Louisville from 2001-2003. He’s been very successful since then, reaching the NCAA …
The Indiana Hoosiers are looking for a new head basketball coach after firing Archie Miller this week. Rick Pitino has done so well at Iona and has such a history of strong performances, that his name has come up for the job. But the 68-year-old …
The Iona Gaels, coached by Rick Pitino, are going dancing. The Gaels, who were the ninth seed in the MAAC Tournament, defeated Fairfield 60-51 on Saturday to secure the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. It’s quite the …
Rick Pitino is concerned about whether the college basketball season can be played on schedule, and he has some suggestions to try to help that process. With ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic — and a spate of cancellations in college …
Count Rick Pitino among those who are very happy with the direction of the New York Knicks. Pitino went out of his way on Twitter Saturday to praise the Knicks’ recent coaching moves. He not only gave plaudits to the hiring of Tom Thibodeau, …
Rick Pitino offered a few suggestions Wednesday for how the NCAA should run the 2020-2021 college basketball season. Pitino, who was named Iona’s head coach in March, thinks the NCAA should push back the start of the season to January and only …
Louisville’s latest round of potential NCAA violations has Rick Pitino under the microscope again. On Monday, Louisville received a notice of allegations from the NCAA accusing the school of breaking rules relating to the recruitment of Brian …
Rick Pitino has big plans for his Iona basketball team. The new head coach of the Gaels is ready and willing to face off against Kentucky in a true road game provided the Wildcats return the favor and face Iona at Madison Square Garden as part of a …
Rick Pitino is officially back to coaching college basketball, and he is already angling for a way to coach against his son. Apparently we may see that happen as soon as next season, and the big WrestleMania match on Sunday night could determine …
Rick Pitino’s coaching staff at Iona is starting to take form. Josh Thomson of Lohud.com reported on Tuesday that Casey Stanley and Tom Abatemarco are set to join Pitino’s staff. I'm also hearing that Tom Abatemarco will join Rick …
Rick Pitino is heading back to college basketball, and he sounds thrilled. The veteran coach reached an agreement with Iona to become the new basketball coach. He issued a statement after the news was confirmed, suggesting that he plans for this to …
Over two years after leaving college basketball, Rick Pitino may be on his way back. According to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports, Pitino has informed his Panathinaikos players that he is returning to college basketball, and has already left Greece. …
The New York Knicks may have had their undisputed franchise player by now if they had just taken some advice that was given to them a couple years ago. Appearing Wednesday on SiriusXM NBA Radio, ex-Louisville head coach Rick Pitino said that he tried …
Rick Pitino recently said he was planning to return to Greece to coach Panathinaikos next season if his children were on board with it, and the Hall of Fame coach has decided not to go that route. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports that Pitino …
